NASA needed a small and lightweight computer to send humans on their journey to the Moon and back, but computers of the day were made out of discrete components that were heavy, large, complicated, ...

There are hundreds if not thousands of artifacts from the Apollo program scattered around the globe, some twisted wrecks at the bottom of the ocean, others lovingly preserved and sitting in museums or ...

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Some people change the world with technology. Some people use technology to change the world. And some people find ways to mine Bitcoin on really, really, really old computers. Ancient Computer ...

I've lurked here for over a decade, thanks for all of the great articles. This is a masterpiece and one of the most fascinating articles that I've ever read. Thanks for making my commute home so much ...

The computer that guided man to the moon half a century ago was bulkier and far less powerful than the smartphone you’re sending snaps on today. But the Apollo Guidance Computer was a groundbreaking ...

Theres something about Bitcoin and blockchain that just seems to attract weird and wacky tinkerers. While computationally powerful ASIC miners dominate proof-of-work crypto mining today, that hasnt ...

The Apollo 11 Guidance Computer spacecraft helped get men from the Earth to the Moon and back in 1969. All the CYPD4225 processor in Anker’s USB-C charger needs to do today is be sure this accessory ...

Fly me to the Moon, and let me... charge... among the stars Fly me to the Moon, and let me... charge... among the stars is a reporter with five years of experience ...

[..] but I'm pretty sure there are unresolved jumps when it loads, which get changed to sane values by some of the earliest code that runs after launch. [..] Click to expand... Almost all code does ...